Hello,

I have not yet claimed Social Security. Does my Primary Insurance Amount get adjusted by the annual Social Security COLA (if non-zero) even if I have not yet claimed?

Hi. Yes. A person's primary insurance amount (PIA) is increased by all Social Security cost of living (COLA) increases that occur after the person reaches age 62, regardless of whether or not they've started drawing benefits.

Best, Jerry

I retired at 67 and still work now retired in2021 do i get in acrease in social security

I am paying tax on $100,000 annual salary. How would each year affect my benefits on social security

My FRA is 66. and will file for SS at age 70. Question is on the order of compounding for COLA's and DRC's: Are the COLA and DRC (8%) applied together year-by-year during each of the four delayed years, or is only the COLA applied each year and then after the fourth year the full 32% DRC is applied to the inflation-adjusted PIA balance?

Hello. I am 61 years old. Previous SS statements indicated I would receive approximately $1,800 monthly in SS benefits upon full retirement age as was indicated upon 42 years of earnings. Started work at age 15.

Due to cancer, I changed my career to a contract court reporter and earned much less - to decrease stress. The next SS statement indicated the SS benefits would be $1,600. I think it is due to the major decrease in earnings. I was previously an IT Project Manager earning $90k annually and stressed to the max!

I started receiving SS benefits at age 62 in 2011 in the amount of 1,379. At age 66 (FRA) in February of 2016, I suspended my benefits for 22months. I started my benefits again in December 2017. I received a letter in June 2017 saying my 8% increase (1500 x 1.08) would increase to 1,625. 1,500 was the amount I was receiving at the time I suspected my payment. The 8% increase was for the 12 months I suspended in 2016. I never received a notice in 2018 for the 10 months I suspended in 2017 which would be a little short of 7%.

I started collecting social security at 64 years old. Throughout my more than 40 working years i always paid the maximum FICA each year.
After retiring from my full time job at age 64 and starting to collect at that time, I worked part time with FICA taken out.
My question is why are these FICA contributions not adding to my retirement age with benefit increases that go along with it?
Can i opt out of paying FICA if i get no additional benefit from paying into it?

Hi. So glad to have stumbled onto your site. I plan to buy the software but still have a question I cannot see an answer to here.

The SS site currently states that the maximum possible monthly retirement benefit for 2020 is $3895. Yet their calculator shows an amount slightly over $4000 if I delay until 70. Which is correct ? And does your software correctly deal with whatever the maximum is ?

Thanks
Mark

Hi Larry,

I just turned 62 and not working right now. If I start working part time and make significantly less money than what I was making full-time will that affect the amount on my current Social Security calculation. I don't plan to take early Social Security but I read that SS will recalculate your monthly SS payment if your earnings are reduced before you take your SS.

Hope that makes sense?

Thanks in advance.